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4--Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 2fith, 1975 Building reached $180 million mark A report from the planning commissioner for the Region • of Durham, William McAdams McAdams shows a total of $180 million worth of building in the region during 1974. Of this amount $10 million existed in the Town of Newcastle for home dwellings, single and multiple. Oshawa topped the list with $30 million worth of residential residential development with Pickering Pickering having $20 million and Newcastle $10,000,000. The Town of Whitby followed with $8 million, Uxbridge $5.5 million, Scugog $5.375 miilion and Brock $4.5 million. . Terming this ' in to the number of housing units. Oshawa saw 1,532, Pickering 510, Ajax 437, Newcastle 308 and Whitby 237. It was pointed out in the report that 30,997 units were now awaiting approval either from the Region or from the province. Of this total 13,000 units are in Oshawa. $11.4 million in area hydro contracts With construction scheduled to start early in the Spring, Ontario Hydro has recently awarded a total of $11.4 million in contracts for the Wesleyville Generating Station Station project. The largest contract went to Foster Wheeler Ltd., St. Catharines, for $6.5 million worth of condensers, steam air ejectors (equipment used to draw air from the condensers condensers to create a vacuum for steam condensation ) and low pressure feedwater heaters (heaters used to preheat water before entering boilers to increase unit efficiency). MLW Industries, a Division of MLW-Worthington Ltd., Montreal, were awarded a $2.5 million contract to supply high pressure feedwater heaters heaters for the station. Canadian Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd., Don Mills, were awarded awarded a $1,5 million contract for main boiler feed pumps (pumps used to send water into the boilers for steam generation ). A $900,000 contract was given to K.S.B. Technical Sales Corp. of New York, N.Y., for condensate extraction pumps (pumps used to remove water from the condensers following steam condensation). Opposes hampton bridge closing Joseph Drew of Darlington Twp. is trying to fight a ministry of transport ruling, and the Newcastle public works department might give him some help. Thursday, Mr. Drew appeared appeared before the committee asking them not to close a worn-out bridge on a road joining his land to the northern extension of Scugog St., north of Hampton. On the advice of the ministry of transport, the works committee committee had considered closing the bridge, opening up a north-south road allowance between lots 20 and 21 in Concession 6, and joining his house to the new road by a quarter-mile laneway. Afraid you're losing your hearing? Montreal --A free offer of special interest to those who hear but do not understand words has been announced by Beltone. 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As a result of the Motor Vehicle Collisions which claimed claimed the life of one person and caused injuries to eight other- . s, five persons have been charged with offences under the Highway Traffic Act and two persons have been charged charged with offences under the Criminal Code. Some of the eighty-seven occurrences were as follows : There were four investigations investigations into offences of 'WILFUL- DAMAGE', three investigations investigations into offences of 'THEFT', and three investigations into offences of 'BREAK AND ENTER'. Other activities included included investigations into various various complaints, trespassers and erratic drivers. Four persons have been charged with offences under the Liquor Control Act, five persons have been charged with impaired driving and three persons have been charged with offences under the Criminal Code. - FATAL ACCIDENT: On Saturday, March 22nd, 1975 ...at approximately 11:05 The difference between repairing the bridge, and closing it and building the new road is about $10,000, said committee chairman Don Wearn. The ministry funds bridge work to 80 percent of cost, and road work only to 50 percent, noted the chairman. But if the town were to go against the ministry proposal, no funds would be forthcoming, forthcoming, he said. Mr. Drew said that while the government may be saving money, to close the bridge and open the road would carry a high toll on his family life. His son, who is asthmatic, would have difficulty walking the extra mile to the school bus the change would require, he said. It would also mean an extra drive of a mile and a half to go to Hampton, he said. Finally, to open the road would be to cut his farm land in half, with all the ensuing problems. While the committee did not agree to keep the bridge open, acting on a motion from Ivan Hobbs, it did agree to get a detailed ministry cost estimate estimate on the bridge repair work and to hold another meeting with the ministry. Mr. Drew would be invited to that meeting to explain his predicament, noted the resolution. resolution. am. a fatal motor vehicle accident occurred on Mill Street near the intersection of Edward Street in the Village of Newcastle. A northbound vehicle which was operated by Dayton Erie WARK, 29 years' of 217 Stillview Road, Pointe Claire, Quebec, was in collision with a southbound vehicle which was operated by Heinz K. ROTTSCHAÇFER, 51 years of 17 Connaught Street. Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario. This collision occurred in the southbound lane. Dead is the driver of the northbound vehicle Dayton Erie WARK, who passed away at the Bowmanville Memorial Hospital shortly after the accident. The other driver, Heinz K. ROTTSCHAEFER was treated treated at Bowmanville Hospital and later transfered to the Oshawa General Hosnital. This accident is being investigated by Provincial Constable D. M. Craig and Corporal L. R. James, DRIVING TIP: SCHOOLBUSES Due to the obvious danger to students and the increasing number of complaints from both bus drivers and concerned concerned parents, the Ontario Provincial Provincial Police at Newcastle would like to remind all motorists that "'traffic in both lights front and rear." ( directions must STOP when a G. W. Brih-__,n stopped school bus flashes red Community Services Officer Attention Farmers!! WHY PAY MORE? SAVE ON * Diesel Fuel * Motor Oil * Gasoline ■© Phone 668-3381 - Collect DX FUEL OIL For Prompt Courteous Service CALL US TODAY Today, higher education is more important than ever before. 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